Grandparenting

"Grandma took her scissors out of the sewing box and clipped a one-inch square piece out of the newspaper in the 1940’s and tucked it away. I married a railroader who enjoys model train shows. If those two things hadn’t happened, and plus countless other events in-between, would I have ever held that book in my hands 65 years after things were first put into motion? I wonder if the universe has a Plan B, just in case?" more »

her doting father, a successful lawyer, never seemed to question her questionable activities — or ask, “How come you’re not in college?” or “Isn’t it time you got a job?” or demand that she be home by ten. He never scolded her about not cleaning her room either because the Drews’ wonderful housekeeper did all the chores. (No hanky-panky between her and Mr. Drew either). more »

One of the least sexually-related acronyms in texting, for example, is PAW: Parents are watching. more »

Sherry Kolb, a lawyer, Cornell professor and law clerk to former Justice Harry Blackmun, voices her views on the recent decision by a South Carolina court to remove a child from his mother's custody. Here are a few paragraphs from her FindLaw column:… more »